Field guide · Dominican Larimar
The sea,
turned to stone.
Explore photographed Larimar specimens and the field notes used to describe their colour, pattern, form and condition.
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Larimar Slab set
203 g
$390
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Iron
Larimar Heart with Iron bits
84 g · 420 ct · Iron Larimar
$1,090
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Super Blue + Fractal
Fabulous Super Blue Larimar Tube
115 g · Super Blue · Fractal Larimar
$1,730
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Super Blue + Fractal
Exclusive Super Blue Larimar Cabochon
46 g · 230 ct · Super Blue · Fractal Larimar
$1,060
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Provenance
Region.
Records.
Evidence.
Larimar is associated with the Barahona mining district in the Dominican Republic. Our provenance guide separates regional context from the item-specific records that may or may not be held for an individual specimen.
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Field Guide
How to grade Larimar
01
Colour saturation
Record the dominant hue, saturation and consistency under stated viewing conditions.
02
Pattern & contrast
Describe the visible veining, contrast and pattern without turning a house category into a value guarantee.
03
Purity
Record staining, inclusions, fractures, repairs and treatments separately from colour and pattern.
“schöner Anhänger, hatte ihn mir nach dem Foto etwas dunkler vorgestellt, sehr hübsch verpackt, zügig erhalten”